Over the past couple of years cricket in Australia has been brilliant. Probably the best period we've ever had. (Exceeds the Invincibles because although they had an equal team, we've held this for longer time...) Thats why everyone is getting bored with cricket, it's too good.
Wanted to say though, why is the media and almost everyone so naive? Twenty20 is not the answer. All this tripe about Twenty20 drawing people towards the real cricket (Tests, obviously) is in my opinion, crap. I can only see the opposite happening...
And also, at least once a week now I see in the papers someone going on about how cricket is boring etc with the Aussies so good...I have a very good feeling from about 2 years from now cricket will be at its best. The Aussies will lose people to retirement, we will not be as strong, England will be the England of yesteryear and India, South Africa and possibly Pakistan will be very competitive...
Had to get that off my chest...
Read some idiotic thing in the paper this morn saying CA board may approve a 33 player round robin thing...I was simply appalled. This is cricket! This is no mindless game, this is the arty sport, this is years and years of tradition...
Anywho just felt like saying that
Wanted to say though, why is the media and almost everyone so naive? Twenty20 is not the answer. All this tripe about Twenty20 drawing people towards the real cricket (Tests, obviously) is in my opinion, crap. I can only see the opposite happening...
And also, at least once a week now I see in the papers someone going on about how cricket is boring etc with the Aussies so good...I have a very good feeling from about 2 years from now cricket will be at its best. The Aussies will lose people to retirement, we will not be as strong, England will be the England of yesteryear and India, South Africa and possibly Pakistan will be very competitive...
Had to get that off my chest...
Read some idiotic thing in the paper this morn saying CA board may approve a 33 player round robin thing...I was simply appalled. This is cricket! This is no mindless game, this is the arty sport, this is years and years of tradition...
Anywho just felt like saying that